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THE HONG KONG

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THE EIGHTH EXTRA · RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 5th and THURS- DAY, 10th October, 1940, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m. on both: days.

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BRIDGE NOTES

(By The Four Aces)

CRIME DOESN'T PAY! NO. 13

$4.

"Here's one for your crime. series, writes RC. Bayly of Alexandria, Va..

South; Dealer Neither side vulnerable

4804

throughout the duration of each 4 Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

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10 9 8 7 K.10.9.875

0.8.2-

AK.2

10.02 PAQJ 10

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W. B

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6'4

AQJ 6 5 4 3

AQ 5:4-3

The bidding:

West

North Kast

45%

Gale

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Pass

Pass

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GA

South ruffed. Declarer banged "West led the Ace of hearts, and

down the trump Aco, and. ruffed n club in dummy. HAGH CARD SHALJER The heart King and FOORNICKE BYSTEN heart ruff follow- ed; and then a low spade to

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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, 1940:

Walter Pidgaon, Joan Bennett and Lloyd Nolan are the principals Involved In this scene from Walter Wanger's "The House Across the Bay," the new feature attraction now play”, ing an engagement at the King's Theatre.

EGGS,

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FOR THE

King East return- |-|-|

ed a diamond, and i South had to finesse

alice the hearts DUCHESS'

could never be brought in. The

The price of admission to the finesse lost, of course; and maybe HAIR

what South's crime was."!

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uniform are admitted Half Price. crime for yourself before going

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"South's crime," analyses. Mr; Bayly with 100% accuracy" "can- sisted in banging down the trump Ace. South should first ruff a club in dummy and ruff a low heart with the Jack of trumps. When coch opponents follow, the contract is home.

ANTOINE NOTED

FRENCH

HAIRDRESSER, HAS STARTED ON A 2,000-MILE JOURNEY TO ARRANGED THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR'S HAIR.

With a trusted assistant he will travel a thousand miles from New York to Nassau, Bahamas, to su

erintend the Duchess's coiffeur, then. return a thousand miles to New York.

LOST LIFE TO SAVE BIBLES

The loss of a Chaplain-to-the- Forces on the Lancastria because of his wish to save a crateful of Bibles is a reminder that soldiers often treasure the Bibles pre- scnted to them when they enlist. A Bible issued to a soldier in 1909 went with him to Ireland, India, through the third Afghan War, Palestine, Egypt, then home, back to Egypt, again to Ireland, then home, Gibraltar, Turkey, and - Malta, whên he

was dis-

charged in 1935, A much-travell- ed Prayer Book went in 1911 to Ireland through the Great War, then in a Prison Camp in Germany, to Belgium,

Malta, Egypt, Palestine, India, the N.W. "South next leads the four of

Frontier Campaign and back trumps, East taking his King and

His assistant, twenty-three-home. A distinguished V.C. hero returning a diamond. South puts year-old Wayne Forrest formerly of the Mutiny in 1857 had a up the diamond Ace and leads the an actor, will remain as The heint King is followed by a

the Prayer Bock among his belong- five of trumps to dummy's nine. Duchess's personal hairdresser." ings when he died 40 years later. low heart ruffed by South's Queen of spades. Declarer then leads: the six of spades to dummy's ter, and the-three remaining-hearts give him all the discards he needs.”

Just for a clincher, however, we must paint out that West's open- ing lead was a crime all by it-

self.

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Yesterday your side was vul- nerable, and you held the follow- ing hand as dealer:

AAK 9 6 ♡ A Q OAK 10. 3

A 108

What bid did you make?«

ANSWER: Bid three no-trump.. Such an opening bid is a mild slain try since it discloses an enormous- ly powerful hand, without, how- ever, a long suit.

core 100% for three no-trump. two diamonds or two spades, 0 50% for two no-trump, 40% for for any other bid.

QUESTION NO. 537

"To-day you are Howard Schen ken's partner and, with both sides, vulnerable, you hold:

107 32 6

3109:

POST

Fasp PROJ

The bidding: Jacoby

PARD 20 2A Pasp 3.A

Pasa Past What do you lead?" (Auswer tomorrow.)

(Released by The Bell Syndi→ cate, Inc.)

LW FARNOH NEMEDY. ERAPION NO.1.

It had travelled with him round

Before leaving for Nassau, the world. Many passages Forrest said: "My duties will be the Book of Psalms were scored to arrange the Duchess's hair deeply by pencil marks. They three times dally and at intervals | were lus support in the dar days give her a special champoo of the Mutiny. which concists of the yolk of five eggs and two jiggers of rum."

as she had not had her hair pro- The Duchess sent an SOS to Lessionally, attended since leaving Antoine, who lives in New York, Lisbon, Portugal:

OFF THE RECORD

v10 won't bite you-he just atel

Here's Luck

By ED REED.

AEWO BEER

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